Summer's almost over, but there's still time for some comics reading before school starts in earnest. Dark Horse's big sale this weekend is on kids' comics, with 99-cent issues of Axe Cop, Groo, and Usagi Yojimbo and heavily marked-down graphic novels, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and the Eisner-nominated Chimichanga—possibly the best $2.99 … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains: Last Blast of Summer
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Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 19th 2013
Here's our weekly look at the digital comics best-sellers on four different platforms. The lists are constantly changing; this is a snapshot of what they were on Sunday evening. ComiXology 1. The Walking Dead #113 2. Saga #13 3. Injustice: Gods Among Us #31 4. Infinity #1 5. Batman #23 6. Justice League of America #7 7. Uncanny X-Men, vol. 3 #10 8. Kick-Ass #1 9. … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 19th 2013
Digital Comics Bargains for the Weekend
ComiXology has two 99-cent sales going this weekend, on Mark Millar's Kick-Ass and Marvel's Ultimates line. If you're curious about Brian Michael Bendis's re-invention of Spider-Man as half-black, half-Latino teenager Miles Morales, now is the time to dive in. If you're up for a more classic type of adventure tale, Dark Horse has a 99-cent sale on Conan and Red Sonja comics. … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for the Weekend
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 12, 2013
Here's our weekly look at the digital comics best-sellers on four different platforms; note that the lists are updated hourly so this is just a snapshot. ComiXology 1. Injustice: Gods Among Us #30 2. All-New X-Men #15 3. Superior Spider-Man #15 4. Avengers, vol. 5 #17 5. Earth 2 #15 6. Green Lantern #23 7. Detective Comics #23 8. Hunger #2 9. Trillium #1 10. … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 12, 2013
Digital Comics Bargains for April 9: Now for Something Completely Different
It's been a contentious week in the comics world—here's a roundup of what everyone was arguing about—so it's nice that this week's digital comics bargains are not only solid reading, none of them are superhero comics. Instead, they offer some of the wonderful variety that lies beyond that world. Take Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for instance, a comic with a strong female lead … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for April 9: Now for Something Completely Different
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 4
Here's the list of what's hot on digital this week: ComiXology 1. Injustice: Gods Among Us #29 2. Batman Incorporated #13 3. Batman Annual #2 4. Uncanny X-Men, vol. 3, #9 5. Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3, #5 6. X-Men, vol. 4, #3 7. Flashpoint #1 8. Flashpoint #2 9. Flashpoint #5 10. Flashpoint #3 ComiXology had a sale on the Flashpoint comics over the … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for August 4
From Think Tank to Black Jack: Digital Comics Bargains for the Weekend
Over on comiXology, one of my favorite Image series is on sale: Think Tank, the story of rogue scientist who went to work for the military at an early age, developing sophisticated weapons, then balked when he realized the effects they had on real people. It's sort of like McGyver, if McGyver went to Caltech, smart and clever at the same time. Here's an interview with the … [Read more...] about From Think Tank to Black Jack: Digital Comics Bargains for the Weekend
Apple Deems 55 Digital Comics Too Hot for In-App Buying
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when there was a fuss about Saga #11 not being available in comiXology's iOS apps because of some sexy content? And then it turned out that comiXology, not Apple, had rejected the comics, because they felt that they didn't comply with Apple's content guidelines so Apple would have rejected them anyway? Turns out they may have been on to … [Read more...] about Apple Deems 55 Digital Comics Too Hot for In-App Buying
Digital Deals: Kevin Keller and Archie Comics
Three years ago, the Archie Comics folks startled the world by introducing the first openly gay character in Riverdale, Kevin Keller. Kevin made his debut in Veronica #202 and soon got his own mini-series. This week, Kevin's creator, Dan Parent, accepted the Outstanding Comic Book award at the GLAAD Media Awards, saying, "Many people thought it would be a challenge to … [Read more...] about Digital Deals: Kevin Keller and Archie Comics
Digital Comics in Libraries: Still Working on It
Publishers Weekly's Heidi MacDonald has done a comprehensive overview of graphic novels and libraries, and she includes a discussion of digital library programs, which are still evolving even as we speak. OverDrive, the biggest vendor of e-books for libraries, gets no love in this article. The prices are too high and the graphic-novel catalogue is too limited. Librarian … [Read more...] about Digital Comics in Libraries: Still Working on It